Lucaiah Smith-Miodownik
Out on Campus holds Transgender Day of Remembrance event
December 2, 2024By: Lucaiah Smith-Miodownik, News Writer Content warning: mentions of violence, transphobia, and suicide. November 20 marked Transgender Day of Remembrance (TDOR). This year, Out On Campus (OOC) hosted a TDOR event in the Student Union Building ballroom. OOC “is a department of the Simon Fraser Student Society (SFSS) dedicated to supporting SFU’s 2SLGBTQIA+ students and allies.” The event was designed “to sincerely remember the trans people around the world we have lost to transphobic, transmisogynistic, and racist violence.” Transgender Day of Remembrance began as a response to the 1998 unsolved murder of Rita Hester, a Black trans woman. The media…
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Vancouver Art Gallery demonstration marks the International Day to End Impunity for Crimes Against Journalists
December 2, 2024By: Lucaiah Smith-Miodownik, News Writer Content warning: mentions of genocide. November 2 marked the International Day to End Impunity for Crimes Against Journalists. Protestors gathered at the Vancouver Art Gallery to mourn and oppose the mounting death toll of journalists…
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Discovery of four-gene signature helps predict neonatal sepsis
December 2, 2024By: Lucaiah Smith-Miodownik, News Writer Content warning: mentions of fatal infection. Neonatal sepsis (NS) is a deadly condition for newborn babies within the first 28 days of life. As the body cannot properly respond to infections caused by common bacteria…
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Council Chats: SFSS debriefs this year’s Fall Kickoff
November 27, 2024By: Lucaiah Smith-Miodownik, News Writer On November 13, The Peak attended the bi-weekly Simon Fraser Student Society (SFSS) Council meeting via Zoom. The discussion involved a debrief of this year’s Fall Kickoff Music Festival, followed by two committee elections. Debriefing…
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2SLGBTQIA+ groups, clubs, and teams in the Metro Vancouver area
November 26, 2024By: Lucaiah Smith-Miodownik, News Writer Finding like-minded community through groups, clubs, and teams is a great way to do what you love while making friends. In the Metro Vancouver area, there are numerous organizations dedicated to 2SLGBTQIA+ individuals connecting with…
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Student advocacy coordinator discusses AI and academic integrity at SFU
November 21, 2024By: Lucaiah Smith-Miodownik, News Writer The Peak recently spoke with Simon Fraser Student Society (SFSS) student advocacy coordinator Trish Everett on how SFU has approached the issue of inappropriate artificial intelligence (AI) usage in classes. As advocacy coordinator, Everett helps…
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I researched this so you don’t have to: Immigration policy in Canada
November 15, 2024By: Lucaiah Smith-Miodownik, News Writer Canadian immigration policy has risen to the forefront of national discussion lately, in large part due to newly announced resident targets. On Thursday, October 24, immigration minister Marc Miller shared the country’s updated plan to…
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Independent Jewish Voices Canada to form chapter at SFU
November 15, 2024By: Lucaiah Smith-Miodownik, News Writer Content warning: mentions of genocide. Recently, students started a chapter of Independent Jewish Voices (IJV) Canada at SFU. IJV is a “grassroots organization grounded in Jewish tradition that opposes all forms of racism and advocates…
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Horoscopes November 4–10
November 6, 2024By: Lucaiah Smith-Miodownik, News Writer Aries March 21–April 19 Stop and smell the flowers, err . . . pet the raccoons. But seriously, just relax. You’re getting too far ahead of yourself these days. You should take a step back…
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Two SFU staff receive Accomplished Black Canadian Women awards
November 6, 2024By: Lucaiah Smith-Miodownik, News Writer and Tam Nguyen, Interviewer On September 28, two SFU staff were honoured as recipients of the 100 Accomplished Black Canadian (ABC) Women Awards: Dr. June Francis, professor in the Beedie School of Business, and Dr.…
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